American life comes under the scrutiny of Mark Twain's wit in this delightful collection of short stories. Here, he comments on politics, education, the media, religion, and literature. The true subject of Twain's satire and burlesque is that strangest of all animals, the human being. In his novels,
The Story of the Innumerable Company, and Other Sketches
β Scribed by Jordan, David Starr
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